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Fungi Vocab
there's a fungus among us
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
04/19/2009

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hyphae
Definition
Threadlike filaments in mycelium fungus
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mycelium
Definition
A mass of hyphae that constitute the vegetative body of a fungus
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fruiting body
Definition
any complex fungal structure that contains or bears spores
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chitin
Definition
a polysaccharide found in the cell walls of fungi and some insects
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yeast
Definition
Microscopic unicellular organisms of which the Saccharomyces cerevisae is responsible for the alcoholic fermentation
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mycorrhizae
Definition
A symbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant
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mutualism
Definition
any interaction between two species that benefits both; typically involves the exchange of substances or services
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basidiomycota
Definition
a phylum that is comprised of fungi bearing the spores on a basidium
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basidiocarp
Definition
the fruiting body of a basidiomycete which bears its spores on special cells
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gill
Definition
one of the papery ribs under the cap of a mushroom, most often but not always an agaric.
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basidia
Definition
Specialized club-shaped structures on the underside of club fungi (Basidiomycetes) within which spores form
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basidiospores
Definition
a sexually produced fungal spore borne on a basidium
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ascomycota
Definition
the fungi that produce spores in a microscopic sporangium called a ascus
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ascocarp
Definition
the mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus
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asci
Definition
saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes
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ascospores
Definition
a spore contained in an ascus or that was produced inside an ascus.
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deuteromycota
Definition
large and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is known
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conidophore
Definition
a specialized fungal hypha that produces conidia
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conidia
Definition
are asexual, non-motile spores of a fungus
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budding
Definition
reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent
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zygomycota
Definition
division of fungi having sexually produced zygospores
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zygosporangium
Definition
The thick-walled sexual spore formed by members of the zygomycetes.
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zygospores
Definition
a reproductive part of a fungus, a chlamydospore that is created by the nuclear fusion of haploid hyphae of different mating types.
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